Baked Cauliflower Poppers

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

When I think of a crunchy salty snack... chips, french fries and carb loaded goodies (everything I have been craving this pregnancy but resisting) come to mind. I recently heard about cauliflower poppers and I knew I had to try them.

I have said before that I am not a big fan of raw cauliflower (yucky) but after I made skinny mashed potatoes using cauliflower I knew it was my new favorite lo-carb substitute.

What you will need:

2 heads of cauliflower

1/4 cup of olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Wash and clean the cauliflower. Cut off and discard the stem. Cut the cauliflower up into small pieces.

In a large bowl, combine the olive oil, salt and pepper. Add the cauliflower pieces and thoroughly coat each piece.

Place cauliflower pieces onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for one hour and turn 3 times during cooking until each piece has a nice brown coloring. The browner they are the better.

Remove from oven and enjoy!

I made these on Sunday and my husband loved them! He said they tasted like french fries (I agree). The great part is that you can happily eat the entire batch and not feel guilty at all.

Hey now, this is the most delicious cauliflower recipe I have ever seen. And I'm kinda embarrassed because I'm supposed to be the food blogger and I don't have any cauliflower recipes that are THIS yummy! :)

Oh my gosh what a fantastic idea for cauliflower! I am a huge fan of cauliflower..raw..cooked whatever. Just found your site and love it! Just adorable! Following for sure!XO Carrie www.carriefabulous.comwww.livefrombungalow63.blogspot.com

Alright, I'm going to have to try this! I've been craving salty and crunchy and resisting buying chips or I will eat the entire bag in one sitting! Kale chips were a fail, but I can't mess up cauliflower, right?!:: mommy chic ::

These look AMAZING and sound delicious Lindsay! I will have to give these a go as I would love to eat something delicious and it be healthy ..and then not feel guilty - fabuloso! I have been MIA from blogging recently BUT have spent the last little while going through allllll your posts! And its a boy!!!! Congrats :) So excited and happy for you - you will have to share another bump photo soon :)

So, I made these for the Super Bowl. I have to disagree that they taste like French Fries. HOWEVER - they are sooooo delicious! Thank you for the recipe - from now on, this is the way to make cauliflower in my house...yummmmm!

So, I made these for the Super Bowl. I have to disagree that they taste like French Fries. HOWEVER - they are sooooo delicious! Thank you for the recipe - from now on, this is the way to make cauliflower in my house...yummmmm!

I made these and tried them with three diffent dipping sauces- ketchup, ranch, and bbq. I was not expecting to like ketchup at all (I typically only like it on french fries) but it was honestly the best of the three. They ACTUALLY taste like french fries! So yummy, thanks for sharing.

These were absolutely amazing!!! I made 1/2 head of cauliflower because I didn't know how they would turn out. They were so good that I ended up eating all of it within a few minutes! When I cut up the pieces, mine didn't look like the picture....I had tiny pieces, small pieces, and medium pieces. I baked for 50 minutes directly on my stoneware, without the parchment. The tiny pieces came out burnt & very crispy, and the other pieces were mostly crispy, but in my opinion, all of it was extremely delicious!! I cannot wait to make these again!

I tried these tonight. I must try them again because I didn't have parchment paper (so I tried tin foil instead) and I think I had too much cauliflower and not enough oil. I also think I cut my pieces way too small. They didn't get crispy and were a little soggy. My sister has done them a couple times and loves them. So, I will need to try again! :)

These are SO Yummy!! My 3 year old daughter, who tells me frequently that she doesn't like vegetables ate half of the batch by herself. I had to keep getting some out of the oven for her before they were done cooking because she couldn't wait to eat them.

I am going to try this tonight. My mom used to make "brains" with cauliflower. Cover the entire head with a mixture of mustard and mayo and bake til tender. We use to fight over the outside pieces with the burnt "cheese" sauce.

My mom used to make something similar, but they were breaded and fried. Because of that, I only made them on special occasions like Christmas and Thanksgiving. My kids LOVED them. This is so much healthier,now I can enjoy them ALL the time! Thank you!

I made these and they really didn't go overly crispy! They WERE delicious, however, but I'm wondering how I can up the crispness. I didn't use parchment paper, could that be why? Maybe the pieces I cut were too large, not sure. Any suggestions/help/redirection would be greatly appreciated! :) Kudo's on the awesome blog, I love it!

I got a similar recipe off of another website except they said cook for 10 minutes or until tender....well its been 20min and one hour sounds like about what it is going to take. Wish I found this recipe before the rest of my supper was ready. Guess it will make a good snack tonight.

Ha Ha, I was just looking up a recipe for roasting cauliflower. I got so sucked up into reading your blog that I mindlessly started eating my cauliflower raw and I ate the whole bag before I could actually try it. Oh well, next time;) This looks delish!

You converted me from a "Cauliflower Avoider" to someone who seeks out recipes made with this vegetable. Even my kids, who also had some of the "Avoider" in them are beginning to like this veggie. I tried this recipe last year, and it opened up a whole new culinary adventure for me. Tonight I am making these poppers again, and they are all for me (Note: making a 1/2 recipe). Thank you for sharing this great recipe.

I made these today, and they were delicious. I halved the recipe, because I only had one head of cauliflower and I noticed that it was a bit too salty for my taste. Next time I probably won't use as much salt, but there WILL be a next time. So good. I ate them with my morning eggs. I tried to get my kids to try them but they refused :( Oh well, more for me. I'll keep trying though. Thanks for the healthy recipe.

I really really must have done something wrong... They don't taste anything like fries . they taste exactly like broiled cauliflower... Which is still good by me ! Maybe its because I used spray oil ?? I didn't want to coat them that much... And I also don't use ketchup so I skipped that ... Still ate the whole head with my husband and I .. Great dish. Wish it didn't take so long ( over an hour for one head)

OMG! Linds? I can't believe it! I'm just sitting here playing on Pinterest, and WHAM your picture comes up next to these yummy photos! I had no idea! Love the page, can't wait to go thru all the yummy recipes! Miss ya girl! Jodie!